---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Decosta Jenkins, University of Tennessee Board of Trustees -"
description: "General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Decosta Jenkins, University of Tennessee Board of Trustees -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "112"
identifier: "SJR 167"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 167 (112)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Confirmation of Appointment", "General Assembly"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-23"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da68a057-224e-48e8-817a-9635636449ea"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0167&GA=112"
source_hash: "3d50b4ce2649630017fef4e58a876b28eb8965882880a48a881e44ace710e12b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SJR 167 (112) — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Decosta Jenkins, University of Tennessee Board of Trustees -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/112/Bill/SJR0167.pdf)

## Votes

- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 3/31/2021 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/5/2021 Passed (1) — **29–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-23** Filed for introduction `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2021-03-01** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
- **2021-03-22** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-03-25** Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 3/31/2021
- **2021-03-31** Recommended for adoption by Senate Education Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2021-04-01** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 3 for 4/5/2021
- **2021-04-05** Sponsor(s) Added.
- **2021-04-05** Concurred, Ayes 93, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-05** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2021-04-05** Adopted, Ayes 29, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2021-04-08** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2021-04-08** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2021-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/da68a057-224e-48e8-817a-9635636449ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).